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Ostriches Finally Vindicated as Posner Rejects Jury Instructions
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Judge Posner hates ostriches. The large, flightless birds, erroneously thought to bury their heads in the sand at the sight of danger, are one of the Judge's...
Deja Vu: 7th Again Denies Injunction in Notre Dame ACA Case
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Notre Dame has again been denied injunctive relief in its challenge to Obamacare's contraceptive mandate. The Catholic university had claimed that being...
Unconstitutional to Reduce Pension Benefits: Ill. Supreme Court
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Illinois, like many states, was facing a funding crisis: State liabilities to public employees on pensions have been on the rise as more and more employees...
Discrimination Suit Against Girl Scouts Can Proceed: 7th Cir.
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
The Girl Scouts are known far and wide for their cookies, but the Girl Scouts proved to be less than sweet when it came to Megan Runnion. Runnion, a deaf girl,...
Bad Judgement, Questionable Release Conditions in Sentencing Case
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
In a reminder that sentencing can be a difficult balancing act, the Seventh Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Posner, has vacated the sentence imposed on a...
Any Rational Basis Will Do in Failed Class-of-One Challenge
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
When Stephanie Miller proposed a condo development in the Madison suburb of Monona, Wisconsin, she soon discovered how quickly small town politics could get in...
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